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Eth⋅el⋅bert

[eth-uhl-burt]
–noun
1. a.d. 552?–616, king of Kent 560–616.
2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “bright.”
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Eth·el·bert   (ěth'əl-bûrt')   
Anglo-Saxon king who ruled all of Britain south of the Humber, was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine (597), and codified English law (604).
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